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diakinesis

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Etymology

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From dia- +‎ -kinesis.

Noun

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diakinesis (countable and uncountable, plural diakineses)

  1. (cytology) the last stage of prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for metaphase.